Terrorist Viqaruddin confesses to plotting Narendra Modi's murder

Terrorist Viqaruddin confesses to plotting Narendra Modi's murder

Dreaded terrorist Viqaruddin gives vent to his strong vengeance against Gujarat Chief Minister during interrogation by city cops. Hyderabad Journal brings you the exclusive story. Viqaruddin Ahmed, the most wanted terrorist nabbed by the police this week confessed to his interrogators that he has plans to kill Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Viqaruddin, who used to move with different names in different places, had taken a small house for rent in Ahmedabad as part of his plan to attack Modi, sources told Hyderabad Journal. He had prepared identity cards of two national media houses - Star News and Zee News, to get closer to his targets. After differing with Darsgah Jihad-O-Shahadat (DJS), Viqar had formed his own group Tehreek Galba-e- Islam (TGI) to avenge the killings of Mecca Masjid blasts and the subsequent police firing. Evidence available with Hyderabad Journal shows that he also had plans to attack Narendra Modi and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia as part of his plan to avenge the killings in Gujarat riots, sources said. Viqar and his associates committed theft at various eSeva centers in Hyderabad for money to buy weapons and carry out their operations. He attacked the eSeva center at Banjara Hills and left for Ahmedabad with an intention to attack Narendra Modi. But he fell short of money and tried to rob Allahabad Bank in Ahmedabad for funds and ended up killing a police constable in the process. He then came back to Hyderabad and killed a police personnel who was on duty. Viqaruddin wanted to expand his outfit just like any other terrorist organization operating from Pakistan. But his aversion to join hands with other groups confined his group to a very small numbers, sources said. The investigators believe his group has only five members including Viqar and all of them have been arrested. His goal is to implement Shariat (Islamic law) in Hyderabad, kill Narendra Modi, Praveen Togadia and other top leaders of Sangh Pariwar and also the police personnel who took part in the firing soon after Mecca Masjid blasts, sources said. Viqar wanted to expand his outfit in Gujarat with the help of Dr Haneef, a native of Gujarat, who migrated to Hyderabad few years ago. The duo came into contact at DJS meetings. It was due to this reason he included Haneef in his group. This unqualified doctor provided shelter for Viqar and his associates both in Ahmedabad and also at Hyderabad, an investigator told Hyderabad Journal. When he could not reach Modi and Togadia, Viqaruddin tried to rob and kill the jeweler who had invited Togadia to his house in Hyderabad recently. The gang had conducted a 'recce' on the jeweler but was caught before executing the plan, sources said. Viqar used to rob eSeva centers whenever he needed money. He used the money for purchasing arms and ammunition made in the underground manufacturing units in Munger district of Bihar, sources said. Police have recovered three pistols, four magazines and 35 live rounds of ammunition from the gang. With vendetta Viqar's accomplies include Syed Amzad alias Suleman, Zakir, Riaz and Dr Haneef. All the accused except Haneef are natives of Hyderabad, while Haneef is a native of Gujarat but migrated to Hyderabad few years ago. While Syed Amzad physically participated in all the criminal acts of Viqaruddin, others provided them shelter and other logistics support. Viqar has so far confessed to his involvement in the firing on police personnel at Santoshnagar in 2008, killing of home guard at Falaknuma in 2009 and killing of a police constable at Shalibanda in May this year. He had also confessed to killing of a police constable in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat when the latter tried to stop him from committing robbery at a bank, the city police chief said. Apart from the killings, Viqar told his interrogators that all the robberies at eSeva centers in Hyderabad were committed by him as he needed money for purchase of arms and ammunition and carry out his operations. Pledged to kill This is the second module of Islamic extremists originated from Hyderabad to target politicians of Gujarat. The first module had killed former Home Minister of Gujarat, Haren Pandya in 2003. The kingpin of the module Asgar Ali and his associates have been convicted for the murder and sentenced to life. Seven years later, Viqaruddin had made attempts to reach Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi with an intention to kill him as retaliation to the Gujarat riots. At least a dozen Muslim youths from Hyderabad have been arrested by the Gujarat police after Asgar Ali module has been busted. All of them are either convicted on the charges of conspiracy to spread terror in the state or still facing trial. It is pertinent to mention here that Narendra Modi had announced in his address at a public meeting at Nizam College grounds in Hyderabad before the general elections in 2009 that every terror module would be busted in his home state has some connection to Hyderabad. "Gujarat mein jo bhi aatank ka kaam chal raha hai, uska taar kahi na kahi Hyderabad se juda hua rahta hai," Modi had said in his address. Committed to what he feels to be 'ideals', Viqaruddin has certain principles, said the investigators. To rob only government money To enforce Shariat law in Hyderabad To kill those police personnel who have participated in the firing soon after Mecca Masjid blasts To kill Narendra Modi, Praveen Togadia and other Sangh pariwar leaders Intelligence Vs IPS It was not the city police, but intelligence sleuths who have arrested Viqar and his gamg with a great effort. Since Viqar had opened fire on one of the intelligence constables' couple of years ago, it was widely believed that he would be killed in an encounter. But one senior IPS officer in the city police, who has been able to secure key postings with the help of a political party, has negotiated for the life of the dreaded criminal Viqar. Now that Viqar had told his interrogators that he would unleash terror soon after his release from jail, a state of bitterness is prevailing between the intelligence and the IPS officer, sources told Hyderabad Journal.

Modi's Patel statue announcement leads to controversy

Gandhinagar, Oct 7 : Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the iron man of India, found himself at the centre of a raging controversy Thursday after Chief Minister Narendra Modi announced his dream project of erecting the world's tallest statue, of Patel, and the Congress took strong objection to it terming it to be a violation of the poll code.

Six key municipal corporations of the state are slated to go to polls Oct 10.

Gujarat Congress president, Siddhartha Patel, Thursday took strong objection to the chief minister announcing the project of erecting the "world's tallest statue" of Sardar Patel overlooking the Narmada dam on the downstream of the dam site in Kevadia Colony.

Chief Minister Modi had Wednesday announced his dream project of erecting the world's tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the downstream of the Narmada dam.

In a letter to the state election commission, Patel charged him with breach of election code of conduct pointing out that the literature published in connection with the statue project showed Sardar Patel holding in his hands a "lotus flower", the election symbol of the BJP.

He questioned the chief minister's propriety in announcing the project when the model code of conduct was in force and stated that the Sardar's picture with a lotus flower was a deliberate ploy to "misuse" his name for electoral gains. The literature also carried the BJP's symbol seeking to identify it as a party project.

The Congress president contested the announcement and its propriety when elections were in progress. "Why was it made three days before the poll schedule and that too on behalf of the BJP?" he questioned.

The BJP state spokesperson, I.K. Jadeja, however, claimed that Sardar's picture was taken in the folder from the collection of old photographs. "What can the BJP do if Sardar had a liking for a lotus?" he asked.

The BJP spokesman accused the Congress of "suffering from Sardar phobia".

Narendra Modi completes nine years as Gujarat chief minister

Narendra Modi completes nine years as Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi Narendra Modi today completed nine years in office, becoming the longest serving chief minister of Gujarat. Modi had taken over as chief minister on October 7, 2001, replacing Keshubhai Patel. "I would like to thank the people of Gujarat as well as the country on today's occasion. Amid many challenges and roadblocks, natural calamities, political intolerance and untouchability, the BJP government has completed nine years of rule here and has entered the tenth year," Modi said in a statement. "This decade has been a decade of progress of the state. I am working for laying the foundation of golden Gujarat, stronger Gujarat and a glorious Gujarat," he said. The statement, which also highlighted Modi's achievements, said that as chief minister he converted adversities into opportunities and weaknesses into strengths. "Modi has succeeded in promoting meritocracy in the state, growth with discipline and has turned Gujarat into global business hub," it said. Yesterday, senior party leader Arun Jaitley had said that in the past nine years of Modi's rule, those outside the state are divided into two distinct groups -- one who are against him and others who are praising the all-round development of the state. "The state faced some severest criticism in the last nine years under the rule of Modi and hefty praises from the likes of Ratan Tata who said it would be foolish if you are not in Gujarat," Jaitley told a public meeting here.